Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, back row in red suit, hosts meeting of the Quartet, at the State Department to discuss recent developments in the Middle East. Among the Quartet members are: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, back row second from left. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, second from left. High Representative for European Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, right, and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, left of Solana.
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"The United States is not planning for a war with Iran," Gates said on Friday.